PM Modi Disbursed More Than 16,000 Crore  For Eight Million Farmers Under PM-KISAN

Through direct benefit transfers to more than eight lakh beneficiaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the disbursement of the 13th installment of more than 16,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). According to the programme, qualifying farmer families get 6,000 year in three equal payments of 2,000 each. PM Modi also dedicated the renovated Belagavi Railway Station building to the country during the function. For an estimated 190 crore, the train station was completely renovated to provide passengers first-rate amenities. The Prime Minister also dedicated the rail line doubling project between Londa and Belagavi and the Ghataprabha portion at Belagavi to the country. This project was created for around 930 crore. According to a press release, would increase line capacity along the congested Mumbai-Pune-Hubballi-Bengaluru railway line, promoting trade, commerce, and economic activity in the area. The Jal Jeevan Mission's six multi-village scheme projects, which will be built at a total cost of around 1,585 crore and benefit roughly 8.8 lakh people living in more than 315 villages, also received the foundation stone from PM Modi in Belagavi. The ceremony was attended by the chief minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, the union ministers for agriculture and farmers' welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Pralhad Joshi, the minister for parliamentary affairs, Shobha Karandlaje, and others.

The Assembly elections in Karnataka are scheduled for May, and PM Modi is now there for a day. Earlier in the day, he opened the brand-new Shivamogga airport. Modi's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) programme, which has particular exclusions, intends to give income assistance to all landholder farmer families in the country who have cultivable land. Under PM-KISAN, all landholding farmer families in the nation are eligible, save a few restrictions. Almost 11 crore farmer households have received over 2.25 lakh crore in funding to date, largely the small and marginal farmers. According to authorities, 1.75 lakh crore was given out in several installments to these struggling farmers during the COVID shutdown. More than three crore women participants of the initiative have received more than 53,600 crore in funding overall. Between May and October of last year, the 11th and 12th installments under the plan were distributed.